I suppose it says something about me that in the summer of “Barbenheimer” I have absolutely no desire to go see “Barbie”… but I did want to see “Oppenheimer” And…Continue readingThe Destroyer of Worlds
Indiana Jones first burst upon our screens on June 12, 1981. That’s the day that “Raiders of the Lost Ark” was released. I was just under a month shy of…Continue readingGoodbye, Indy. It’s been a blast.
You may remember me writing about last year’s read and the tradition that led to that – but this year there it was, another Walt Longmire book waiting for January…Continue readingThe January Read, 2023
My first encounter with Guillermo del Toro was a tale of dark enchantment that was “Pan’s Labyrinth” – I saw that in the cinema, completely “cold”, without any pre-known ideas…Continue readingNightmare Alley
There is definitely a school of thought among writers along the lines of “ban my book, PLEASE!” because of the focus of interest that banning a work of literature –…Continue readingClimbing on the “banned”wagon…
Some time ago I became aware of a movie called “The Last Duel”. I saw the trailer. It looked intriguing. It also had Adam Driver doing his usual villainous brooding…Continue readingGod’s gory justice
I don’t really read mysteries – that was Deck’s thing, not mine. He earnestly tried to get me into it for a while – he had a complete collection of…Continue readingThe January read…
It is a very matrix-like feeling that I cannot quite remember when I saw the original “Matrix” movie – I do recall that I was living in New Zealand at…Continue readingMatrix Resurrections: BELIEVE
So I read “Dune” a long time ago, and then I re-read it many times. I’ve now watched AT LEAST two filmed versions of the story. And I want to…Continue readingThe Problem with Liet Kynes